J[AB]N

we moved

2010-09-19T17:32:00.000-07:00

in with the NEW : http://jabn.tumblr.com/

JAB & ABN

thinking about citizenship

2010-09-18T14:04:00.000-07:00

taken on the way to angel island for Mary Walling Blackburn's amazing project Radical Citizenship: The Tutorials, in collaboration with Southern Exposure.

read about it here

JAB

post modern post conceptual post industrial post memory pendant internet 'art'

2010-09-17T10:43:00.000-07:00

This could also be the unintentional beginning of a project in the vain of JAB's 'home' obsession.

ABN

HY MNTC

2010-09-13T17:29:00.000-07:00

hey ABN, maybe we can get back on track. here's some food for thought.

hit me.

JAB

.....

2010-08-29T16:02:00.001-07:00

LAX, 2010

JAB

....

2010-08-29T15:56:00.000-07:00

San Francisco and Los Angeles, 2010

JAB

balde-sorry

2010-08-09T19:44:00.000-07:00

JABN recently saw John Baldessari's solo show in SoCal, at LACMA. See here... does "SoCal" even work? I couldn't find JABN's favorite piece/series. So instead, here are some palm trees to emphasize the SoCal-ifornication of JB (not JAB). And to remind JABN blogspot readers/viewers that we don't hate LA, or Baldessari, like we've been trained to.

ABN

A slow series

2010-07-19T09:53:00.000-07:00

By now, all five of you who read this blog must know how much I like pairs. Well, here you go: (Unfortunately, you can see the tape marks from where these have been hanging on my wall for the past couple years.)

And the picture that started it all...

JAB

Quote of the day

2010-07-19T09:42:00.001-07:00

Our photography professor at Sarah Lawrence College, Lois Conner, told us to sleep with this quote by John Szarkowski under our pillows...

I took her pretty seriously and have lugged this same piece of paper (note the tape on the top) from New York to San Francisco to Paris and back in the past two and a half years.

JAB

JABN is now solely based on the west coast

2010-07-06T16:17:00.000-07:00

Ed Ruscha, Every Building on the Sunset Strip

ABN

2010-06-29T09:48:00.000-07:00

Up

We all know up is the least flattering angle, but somehow my dad pulls it off.

2010

JAB

2010-06-29T09:35:00.000-07:00

Down

2010

JAB

Sarah Anne Johnson

2010-06-28T20:58:00.001-07:00

The Bathers

Morning Meeting

Sarah Anne Johnson does this thing where she intertwines photographs taken while "tree planting" in Canada with photographs of dioramas she constructs based on memories (of the tree planting days). Get it? Read about it where it's more well articulated.

ABN

on my mind

2010-06-28T12:33:00.001-07:00

Excerpts

2010

JAB

Oh brother

2010-06-19T10:52:00.001-07:00

Fletcher (Hull, GA), 2010

JAB

Never take pictures in a cemetary...

2010-06-19T10:36:00.000-07:00

But sometimes you can't help it.

great-grandparents William Swift Brown & Viola Bond Brown

Untitled (Viola Bond and William Swift), 2010

JAB

Rainy day

2010-05-25T16:35:00.000-07:00

Untitled (burgers), 2010

JAB

Larry Sultan's night with Paris

2010-05-04T18:52:00.000-07:00

"I said I'd do it if she would go to my parents' house and let me photograph her in my childhood home in her underwear like a horny teenager," Sultan said of the photograph he took for Interview magazine.

ABN

Twos

2010-05-02T10:13:00.000-07:00

Untitled (Highway 1), 2007

Untitled (Silverlake), 2009

Happy (belated) birthday ABN.

JAB

Fours

2010-04-17T17:31:00.000-07:00

2010

JAB

old experiments

2010-04-14T22:06:00.000-07:00

I'd like to do more things like this

2007

JAB

Another pair

2010-04-08T20:54:00.000-07:00

Ocean beach, 2010

Bullfrog Pond, 2008

JAB

fences, night

2010-04-05T08:26:00.001-07:00

ABN, 2009

ABN

The rule of thirds

2010-03-29T16:44:00.000-07:00

Both Untitled, 2010

JAB

families, fathers

2010-03-23T10:29:00.000-07:00

It has become too trendy for photographers to take pictures of their dysfunctional families. But why not promote the trend here? I'll be more specific though-- pictures of failing father figures. And interestingly, all male photographers... daddy issues?

Doug Dubois' father, from Family Pictures, a series which includes documentation of his father's recovery from a train accident.

Richard Billingham's alcoholic father, Ray, from Ray's a Laugh

Mitch Epstein's father, from Family Business, a project documenting the decline of his father's furniture store.

Larry Sultan's father, Irving, from Pictures From Home. Think a little less 'failing' father figure, more retired father figure.

ABN

Oldies

2010-03-20T10:45:00.000-07:00

I know it's been a while--

from the ongoing project home

JAB

taryn simon

2010-03-07T07:06:00.000-08:00

while we're on the subject of young, female photographers, let's talk about taryn simon. girl, you are so smart and interesting and talented and pretty. can we please be best friends?

An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar

The Innocents

and PS...

Taryn Simon and Trent Reznor...

also, watch this.

ABN

A pair

2010-03-03T10:38:00.000-08:00

2009

JAB

hey ladies.

2010-03-02T07:35:00.001-08:00

another girl, another planet

Malerie Marder
(how can you not respect someone who dated Peter Sarsgaard)

Jitka Hanzlova

Katy Grannan

ABN

Rinko Kawauchi

2010-02-20T10:59:00.000-08:00

Rinko Kawauchi, Untitled (from the series Aila), 2004

Rinko Kawauchi, Untitled (from the series Cui Cui), 2005

JAB, Untitled, 2008

To read more about Rinko check out this website

JAB

currently into...

2010-02-19T14:25:00.000-08:00

Henry Miller and Brassaï

Miller called Brassaï the "eye of Paris".
Brassaï authored "Henry Miller: The Paris Years" and "Henry Miller, Happy Rock".

Henry Miller in my doorway, Hotel Des Terrasses, Paris , 1932-33, Brassaï

Unrelated to H.Mill, this is just a famous photo that everyone knows...

Lovers in a Small Café near the Place d’italie, 1932, Brassaï

ABN

Like snow

2010-02-13T14:34:00.001-08:00

2008

JAB

it's snowing here

2010-02-10T10:15:00.001-08:00

Jukkasjärvi, 2004

Lars Tunbjork, Vinter

ABN

Young Ampersand Upcoming June 2010 Show

2010-02-08T10:37:00.000-08:00

CALLING ALL EMERGING BAY AREA ARTISTS!

Young Ampersand invites emerging Bay Area artists to participate in an upcoming group exhibition scheduled for June 2010.

Ampersand International Arts in San Francisco has invited young local art aficionados to curate the second annual Young Ampersand exhibition. Young Ampersand curators Jesse Brown, Rachel Hooper, Saskia Mauro and Theodora Mauro are four young friends who have all studied art history and art making and have grown up in homes where art criticism, art collecting or art making are an everyday reality. After the success of their first collaboration and exhibition "Home" in June 2009 they are looking for artists to incorporate in their upcoming show.

This year we are looking to showcase works of art created by young eager artists looking to expand, analyze and question the ideas of public/private. The relationship between public/private has long been negotiated—and perhaps the boundaries between the two have never been so blurred as in today’s age of constant Internet use and pervasive media. Using the dual existence of Ampersand, a live/work space, as a jumping off point, we are interested in work that explores the conflicts, tensions, unions and coexistence between public/private, in all its forms.

To learn more about current and past shows at Ampersand International Arts Gallery please visit http://www.ampersandintlarts.com

ELIGIBILITY:

- This exhibition is open to young artists and/or artists currently pursuing their BFA.
- All media except film and large-scale installation art will be considered.
- Each artist can submit up to five works of art.
- Deadline for entry submissions and photos is Monday, February 15, 2010.
- Selected artists will be notified by Monday, March 1, 2010

Questions? Please e-mail: youngampersandsf@gmail.com

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:

All work accepted into the exhibition must be ready for display. Pieces to be hung must have proper wire support corresponding to the weight of the piece or other secure methods for hanging. Work must be dry with all frames in stable condition.
Artists must provide any needed stands for the display of their work. Special arrangements must be made for installation of fragile works. Artwork cannot be removed until the end of the exhibition. This includes pieces that are sold during the course of the exhibition.
Artists are responsible for delivering their work to Ampersand, and, if necessary, must provide pre-paid return shipping labels with their work.

ENTRY SUBMISSIONS:

Deadline: Monday, February 15, 2010

Sample photos of your artwork must accompany your art entries & can be submitted in two ways:

1. Via E-mail, in JPEG format to: youngampersandsf@gmail.com

with "June 2010 Entry" in the subject line.

2. By mail, Digital Prints (WITH Self Addressed Stamped Envelope if you want your images returned)

Mail your entries to:

YOUNG AMPERSAND
1001 TENNESSEE STREET
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107

Please send:
- Up to 5 images with captions (title, year, medium, dimensions)
- A brief Bio
- Artist's statement

CALENDAR:

- Deadline for entry submissions and photos is Monday, February 15, 2010
- Confirmation of entry selection by Monday, March 1, 2010
- Artwork Delivery: Friday, May 30, 2010, from 10am to 6pm
- Exhibition Opening night, Artists' Reception & Auction: Friday, June 11 2010, 6-8:30 pm
- Pick-Up of Artwork: TBA

========================== =====================

SALES:

If your piece is not for sale, please label it "NFS." Otherwise, your work will be considered for sale at the RETAIL price listed on your entry form. All art sales will be handled by Young Ampersand: the gallery will receive a 50% commission of all sales.

ENTRY FORM: (Please type or print clearly and return with your submission)

Name______________________ ___________________
Address______________________________________
City_________________________________________
State___________ Zip Code____________________
Telephone____________________________________
E-mail_______________________________________

I have read and agree to the conditions set forth in the entry. Permission is granted to the YOUNG AMPERSAND organizers to use the submitted materials for publicity purposes.

__________________________ ____________________________________________ _________________________

Artist's Signature Date

Entry/image #1
Title_____________________ _Date_____________
Medium______________________________________
Framed/Final Size - Horizontal______________
Vertical_______________ Depth_______________
Retail Price________________________________

Entry/image #2
Title_____________________ _Date_____________
Medium______________________________________
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Retail Price________________________________

Entry/image #3
Title_____________________ _Date_____________
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Entry/image #4
Title_____________________ _Date_____________
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Entry/image #5
Title_____________________ _Date_____________
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Vertical_____________ Depth________________
Retail Price________________________________

Not the same II

2010-02-08T10:24:00.001-08:00

Todd Hido > interiors > occupied homes

JAB, 2008

JAB

not the same

2010-02-07T20:05:00.000-08:00

but the same "school of thought", if you will.
bred from SLC...

Sarah Muehlbauer

ABN, 2009

ABN

photo-couples

2010-02-07T19:48:00.001-08:00

Lee Miller, by Man Ray, 1930

Gerda Taro and Robert Capa, by Fred Stein, 1935

Stepanova with a Cigarette, by Alexander Rodchenko, 1924

(not trying to imply anything JAB)

ABN

still on the beach

2010-02-07T17:22:00.001-08:00

still not the same, and even less similar.
but i guess all small figures in a sand-filled frame are misrach-influenced.

2009 (pacifica)

an addition

2010-02-05T16:00:00.001-08:00

JAB

Re: the roof

2010-02-05T15:11:00.000-08:00

2006

JAB

Re: Frank and Becher

2010-02-05T15:06:00.001-08:00

JAB

the roof

2010-02-05T14:24:00.001-08:00

2009

ABN

this is funny, right?

2010-02-01T19:15:00.000-08:00

The History of Photography in Pen and Ink, Charles Woodard

Robert Frank

Bernd and Hilla Becher

ABN

ps JAB: maybe you'd like to respond with the originals...

early photo teams

2010-01-27T17:06:00.002-08:00

Hill and Adamson
c. 1843-1847

Southworth and Hawes, Girl With Portrait of George Washington
1850

ABN

RSVP II

2010-01-25T20:09:00.001-08:00

jABN

RSVP II

2010-01-18T19:46:00.000-08:00

Untitled, 2008

JAB

RSVP

2010-01-11T10:40:00.000-08:00

I'm not sure why, but this is how I feel:

25th Street Lights, 2009

JABn

RSVP

2010-01-09T12:07:00.000-08:00

Seine, 3 am, 2009

ABN

Not the same, but similar

2010-01-06T11:14:00.000-08:00

Untitled, 2008
Untitled, from Richard Misrach's On the Beach

JAB

i still heart SF, but LA is great

2010-01-03T13:46:00.000-08:00

it's hard to resist good weather and extremely friendly people.
and good looking ladies...

ABN

2009-12-22T11:30:00.000-08:00

Coming to terms with being a San Franciscan who likes LA.

JAB

LAST lewis carroll post

2009-12-21T15:23:00.000-08:00

Cocktail party conversation: Nabokov translated Alice's Adventures in Wonderland into Russian. Humbert Humbert Carroll Carroll Nabokov Nabokov, it's so difficult to keep track of all the perverts...

"I always call him Lewis Carroll Carroll, because he was the first Humbert Humbert. Have you seen those photographs of him with little girls? He would make arrangements with aunts and mothers to take the children out. He was never caught, except by one girl who wrote about him when she was much older."

Vladimir Nabokov, Dec. 1966 Vogue

Annie Leibovitz 2003 Vogue shoot

One more thing: The novel Nabokov was working on when he died, The Original of Laura, has been published (well, excerpts of it) in Playboy Magazine.

ABN

Work in progress

2009-12-21T10:25:00.001-08:00

JAB

Other great writers who were alleged jerks

2009-12-16T15:33:00.000-08:00

"Romantic? Hemingway? He was an abusive, alcoholic misogynist who squandered half of his life hanging around Picasso trying to nail his leftovers." --10 Things I Hate About You

"Nobody remembers Shakespeare's children."
--William Faulkner, to his daughter when she appealed to him to stop drinking for her sake

JAB

2009-12-16T12:12:00.000-08:00

winter break reading list: For Whom The Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)

Hemingway in Valencia, 1937, Robert Capa
Hemingway on the front lines, 1937, Robert Capa
Robert Capa (left) and Hemingway (right), 1940, Cornell Capa

ABN

learning from history

2009-12-15T12:57:00.000-08:00

IS ANYTHING CERTAIN

JAB

two favorites

2009-12-14T22:20:00.000-08:00

-ABN

still thinking about medium

2009-12-14T15:07:00.001-08:00

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Portraits series

"...If this photograph now appears lifelike to you, you had better reconsider what it means to be alive here and now." --HS

JAB

2009-12-14T09:31:00.001-08:00

Larry Sultan

My mother posing for me, 1984

JAB

just one more...

2009-12-13T21:12:00.000-08:00

Lewis Carroll, Alice as Beggar Maid, 1858
Lewis Hine, 1910

-ABN

nostalgia

2009-12-13T13:42:00.001-08:00

or, cliché pictures of light.

JAB

been thinking a lot about medium

2009-12-12T17:31:00.001-08:00

These are hardly revolutionary times; but neither is artistic practice, or any other cultural activity for that matter, entirely confined to the arena defined for it by hegemonic interests and values.

--Alex Potts, "Tactility: The Interrogation of Medium in Art of the 1960s"

JAB

penelope boothby

2009-12-12T09:54:00.000-08:00

joshua reynolds, 1788, penelope boothby
john everett millais, 1879, cherry ripe
lewis carroll, 1879, xie kitchin as penelope boothby

-ABN

speaking of the best

2009-12-11T21:54:00.000-08:00

JAB

learning from the best

2009-12-11T15:10:00.000-08:00

-ABN

learning to conceptualize the camera

2009-12-11T14:37:00.000-08:00

JAB

parallels II

2009-12-11T14:05:00.001-08:00

i wouldn't dare compare the two. are there things i should know about image copyrights?
lewis carroll, 1879
sally mann, 1990

-ABN

parallels I

2009-12-11T06:59:00.001-08:00

drawing parallels.
1864-1979

-ABN

Year in Ideas

2009-12-10T13:23:00.000-08:00

Predictive Smiles

Maybe this only bugs me because it makes sense.

JAB

Re:

2009-12-09T17:01:00.000-08:00

JAB

faux rain

2009-12-09T12:04:00.000-08:00

two pictures i don't like of sprinkling water in the sunlight

-ABN

4

2009-12-09T11:46:00.000-08:00

JAB

be home soon

2009-12-08T19:51:00.000-08:00

-ABN

anxiously awaiting.

2009-12-08T11:44:00.000-08:00

JAB